Robert Hopper

Robert Darrell Hopper, 43 year-old lifelong Maud, Oklahoma resident, went to be with his Lord and Saviour Monday, July 15, 2013 following a tragic automobile accident on Hwy 9 west of Hwy 9A.  He was born October 21, 1969 in Seminole, Oklahoma to parents Janice Elaine (Smith) Hopper and Clarence Darrell Hopper. Robert attended Maud Public Schools graduating from Maud High School in 1987.  He went on to further his education earning his Bachelors Degree from Oklahoma University where he graduated with honors.  Robert then went on to earn his Masters Degree in education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Robert was currently working for Omega Construction Company based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Robert leaves to cherish his memory his loving mother, Janice King of Shawnee, Oklahoma, his father, Clarence Hopper and his wife Mary of Maud, Oklahoma, his step-father, Tommy King of Maud, Oklahoma, two brothers, Ed Hopper and his wife Edie of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tommy “T.K.” King of Maud, Oklahoma, four sisters, Laura Ginn and her husband Rusty of Saint Louis, Oklahoma, Ginger King of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Krista Allison and her husband Gerald of Knoxville, Tennessee, Kandi Nagel and her husband Rick of Norman, Oklahoma.  Other survivors include all of his nieces and nephews. Their favorite, “Uncle Robert” never forgot to send them a card on Christmas or their birthday.  They include, Emily, Mason, Jacquelin, Brooklyn, Decklin, Libby, Grace, Aspen, Ashleigh, Joby, Kobin, Fisher, Brinley, Aubrey, Mackenzie, Sofia and Kennedy.  Robert is also survived by his ex-wife, Carol Mehesey of Cortez, Colorado.  He had many other family and dear friends from near and far, including, Jennifer Coy of Texas and his very special friend, Mandy Elias of Maud, Oklahoma. Robert is preceded in death by his paternal grandmother, Juanita Hopper, who died in 2002, his sister Tina (King) Lowden, who died in 2005, and by his maternal grandmother, Frances Smith, who died in 2012. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Friday, July 19, 2013 at Trinity Baptist Church in Maud, Oklahoma with Rev. Mark Wallace of Grace Center Church in Shawnee, Brother Dan Kasper of The Church Of God in Maud, and Frank Brewer of the Maud Church Of Christ.  Interment will follow at Cummings Cemetery in Maud, Oklahoma. Casket Bearers will be, Tommy "T.K." King, Gabe Belyeu, Jessie Hohenthaner, Ryan Fife, Jimmy Dale Johnson and Jeffery Johnson. Honorary Bearers will be, Colby Colbert and the Maud High School Class of 1987. The family request that donations be sent to the Shawnee Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 1966, Shawnee, Oklahoma 74802 or to the charity of your choice in memory of Robert Hopper.  The family also requests your prayers for them and the other families involved in this tragic accident. Services are under the direction of Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home in Maud, Oklahoma phone number 405-374-2424. Funeral Information: July 19, 2013, 11:00 AM Trinity Baptist Church - Maud, Oklahoma located at Wanda Jackson Blvd., Maud, OK 74854